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Domain Name Wire
InterNetX and registries team up for auction during WHD.global
Hosting domains will be auctioned off next month in Germany. Domain name registrar InterNetX and a handful of domain name registries have teamed up for an auction during next month’s WHD.global conference. WHD.global, the huge conference for pe...
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InterNetX and registries team up for auction during WHD.global
Hosting domains will be auctioned off next month in Germany. Domain name registrar InterNetX and a handful of domain name registries have teamed up for an auction during next month’s WHD.global conference. WHD.global, the huge conference for pe...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 6:14 pm
The Domains
QLQ.com “We are seeing much more activity in the more volatile, less expensive end of the investment market”
Jason Mcardle of QLQ.com wrote a blog post on where QLQ sees the domain market going. Jason started off looking at how the Chinese economy is affecting the domain market as outflows continue from the stock market. From the article: We are seeing much...
Discussion
QLQ.com “We are seeing much more activity in the more volatile, less expensive end of the investment market”
Jason Mcardle of QLQ.com wrote a blog post on where QLQ sees the domain market going. Jason started off looking at how the Chinese economy is affecting the domain market as outflows continue from the stock market. From the article: We are seeing much...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 6:09 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2016
5i.com still on a volume roll. 6N.coms are also moving nicely. The email request activity for my 6N.coms has been crazy lately. Lots of requests every day. Here’s the translation quote of the week: New year wish you Houni...
Discussion
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2016
5i.com still on a volume roll. 6N.coms are also moving nicely. The email request activity for my 6N.coms has been crazy lately. Lots of requests every day. Here’s the translation quote of the week: New year wish you Houni...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 5:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Coalitions vs. Communities and new top level domain names
Many groups seeking community status were coalitions, not the entire community. ICANN’s new top level domain name program guidebook afforded communities two ways to get a leg up in acquiring a new top level domain name. First, they could file a...
Discussion
Coalitions vs. Communities and new top level domain names
Many groups seeking community status were coalitions, not the entire community. ICANN’s new top level domain name program guidebook afforded communities two ways to get a leg up in acquiring a new top level domain name. First, they could file a...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 3:13 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, Feb 26th
If you want a lesson from the guys at DSAD? Don’t quit your day job. It’s made up of working people. People that work all day doing their “real” job and then do this for fun. Many of us make enough mon...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, Feb 26th
If you want a lesson from the guys at DSAD? Don’t quit your day job. It’s made up of working people. People that work all day doing their “real” job and then do this for fun. Many of us make enough mon...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 10:03 am
Domain Name Wire
Rightside gets Phished
W-2 information stolen. A lot of domain names have been stolen when domain name registrar customers have been duped by phishing emails. Now a registrar itself has fallen victim to a phishing attack. As reported on GeekWire earlier today, someone at d...
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Rightside gets Phished
W-2 information stolen. A lot of domain names have been stolen when domain name registrar customers have been duped by phishing emails. Now a registrar itself has fallen victim to a phishing attack. As reported on GeekWire earlier today, someone at d...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 12:04 am
The Domains
Market Recap 2/25/16 Verisign up – Minds + Machines off 5.7%
Market Recap 2/25/16 Neustar (NSR) was the top gainer today up 3.4% and the stock is up over 18% since Feb 10. Verisign (VRSN) was up $1.13 to $84.33. Minds + Machines (MMX) was off 5.7% at 8.25P Alphabet Inc GOOGL 729.12 +8.22 (1.14%) Godaddy Inc GD...
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Market Recap 2/25/16 Verisign up – Minds + Machines off 5.7%
Market Recap 2/25/16 Neustar (NSR) was the top gainer today up 3.4% and the stock is up over 18% since Feb 10. Verisign (VRSN) was up $1.13 to $84.33. Minds + Machines (MMX) was off 5.7% at 8.25P Alphabet Inc GOOGL 729.12 +8.22 (1.14%) Godaddy Inc GD...
Discussion
February 25, 2016, 9:55 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Vowels are no problem when there are two of the same and only three characters total. aa6.com sold for $4,593 today – great price and also the reason for the 30 day 763% increase for 3C.com. table, th, td { border: 1px sol...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Vowels are no problem when there are two of the same and only three characters total. aa6.com sold for $4,593 today – great price and also the reason for the 30 day 763% increase for 3C.com. table, th, td { border: 1px sol...
Discussion
February 25, 2016, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
BrandShield files patent application covering its brand protection tools
Application explains inner workings of BrandShield’s technology. Last week Angie Graves, writing for Domain Name Wire, told the story of brand-protection company BrandShield. Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent applic...
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BrandShield files patent application covering its brand protection tools
Application explains inner workings of BrandShield’s technology. Last week Angie Graves, writing for Domain Name Wire, told the story of brand-protection company BrandShield. Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent applic...
Discussion
February 25, 2016, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
2016 Domain Name Wire Survey – Registrars
Why do you use your domain name registrar? Which one is best? This is the 11th year Domain Name Wire has run a survey to get a pulse on the domain name business. And 11 years in, why not change it up a bit? For 2016, the survey will be split into mul...
Discussion
2016 Domain Name Wire Survey – Registrars
Why do you use your domain name registrar? Which one is best? This is the 11th year Domain Name Wire has run a survey to get a pulse on the domain name business. And 11 years in, why not change it up a bit? For 2016, the survey will be split into mul...
Discussion
February 25, 2016, 4:00 pm
